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398:species, such as those of the genus
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779:Toxic plants of Oklahoma:clovers
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889:"Species Nomenclature in GRIN"
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758:"Phytochemicals.info:Coumarin"
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574:Melilotus officinalis
564:Melilotus macrocarpus
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208:Melilotus officinalis
59:Melilotus officinalis
860:by M.G. Kains. 1973.
635:Melilotus suaveolens
609:(Turra) B. D. Jacks.
492:Melilotus altissimus
487:(white sweet clover)
354:sweet-clover disease
875:www.agric.wa.gov.au
615:Melilotus speciosus
595:Melilotus segetalis
585:Melilotus polonicus
461:Trigonella caerulea
895:on 14 October 2008
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666:Melilotus wolgicus
656:Melilotus tauricus
645:Melilotus sulcatus
625:Melilotus spicatus
568:Coss. & Durieu
554:Melilotus italicus
544:Melilotus infestus
523:Melilotus hirsutus
503:Melilotus dentatus
422:, often used as a
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763:26 November
428:Unscarified
413:C. trifolii
396:Lepidoptera
377:sweetclover
294:, known as
240:Brachylobus
161:Subfamily:
109:Angiosperms
1366:Trifolieae
1345:Categories
700:2020-06-28
677:References
589:(L.) Desr.
578:(L.) Pall.
471:The genus
401:Coleophora
348:, a toxic
346:dicoumarol
306:(from the
247:Melilothus
175:Trifolieae
1103:melilotus
1080:Melilotus
1049:FloraBase
1015:Melilotus
955:Melilotus
925:Melilotus
558:(L.) Lam.
537:(L.) All.
473:Melilotus
420:Melilotus
388:Melilotus
363:The name
316:Trifolium
291:Melilotus
225:See text
213:(L.) Lam.
186:Melilotus
165:Faboideae
79:Kingdom:
43:Melilotus
1297:VicFlora
1286:VASCAN:
1269:40016498
1264:Tropicos
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1010:eFloraSA
986:BioLib:
934:Wikidata
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394:of some
330:coumarin
312:Fabaceae
304:kumoniga
261:Meliotus
254:Meliloti
232:Synonyms
219:Species
155:Fabaceae
151:Family:
122:Eudicots
1279:5866188
1168:1349773
1116:4924408
940:Q161142
819:7578469
496:Thuill.
467:Species
367:varies
319:clovers
296:melilot
268:Sertula
181:Genus:
171:Tribe:
145:Fabales
141:Order:
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485:Medik.
452:Others
392:larvae
358:silage
340:, and
326:legume
308:Cumans
302:, and
135:Rosids
32:Mlilot
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1181:26148
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1041:1MEUG
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989:40008
670:Poir.
649:Desf.
548:Guss.
342:Mucor
324:This
192:Mill.
129:Clade
116:Clade
103:Clade
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1111:GBIF
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729:ISBN
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